Motor-cycle support.



R. O. NAVARRETE.

MOTOR CYCLE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, 1914.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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MOTOR CYCLE SUPPORT.

APPLICATIONYFILED JUNE 30,1914.

1,168,955, Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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RAMON ORIOL NAVARRETE, F

MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

' MOTOR-CYCLE SUPPORT.

' Application filed June 30 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAMN ORroL NAVAR- RETE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manila, in the Philippine Islands. haveinvented a new and useful Motor-Cycle Support; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the art of two wheel motor vehicles, such as motorcycles,

being arranged somewhat adjacent the handle bars of the vehicle, in close position so as to be grasped by the rider.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a support, which may be applied to 'any form of motorcycle or the like, and

which is more efficient, practical and desirable in construction.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations, falling I within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as heremafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a conventional form of motorcycle, showing the improved; supporting jack as applied thereto, illustrating the rear wheel jacked up. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the rear wheel lowered. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the supporting feet and legs of the support, showing the toggle link connections tothe frame of the cycle. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the operating lever, showing parts in section. Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are detail views of difierent parts of the supporting device. Fig. 8 is a detail ,view of the member 27*.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates the frame of a conventional form of motorcycle, and secured to this mental curved bar 2, by means of the clamps 3 and 4. This bar 2 at one end is provided withseveral ratchet teeth 5, and at the other Specification of Letters Patent.

frame is a seg- Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

',1914. Serial No. 848,288.

end with a single tooth 6. Secured at 7 is apair of clamps 8. These clamps 8 are carried by the drop portion 9 of the frame of the cycle. An operating lever 10 is provided having an oifset arm 11, spaced apart from the body of the operating lever, as shown, to provide a crotch 12. The clamping plates 8 are constructed with extensions 13, which fit the crotch 12, there being a pivot bolt 14 passing through the body portion of the operating lever, and through the extensions 13 and the. arm 11, thereby pivotally moimting the lever. The upper end of the lever is provided with a hollow portion 15, in which a dog 16 in the form of a rod is arranged. The lever 10*at its upper end portion is provided with a slot 2*, through which the segmental curved bar extends,and which slot is formed a little to one side of the center of the hollow part of said lever 10, so that the 'bar 2 will not interfere with the shank 15 of the dog 16. This dog 16 operates belowthe bar 2, and isprovided with a nose 18, and by virtue of the spring 17 (which is interposed between the lower end of the dog and the lower end of the hollow portions of said lever) this nose 1 8 is held in engagement with any one of the teeth 5 of the bar 2, or in engagement with the'tooth 6. When the nose of the dog is in engagementwith one of the teeth 5 the supporting frame for the motorcycle is lowered. When the nose 18 is in engagement with the tooth 6, the supporting frame for the motorcycle is raised, as shown in Fig. 2. Athumb piece 19 is provided at the upper terminal end of the shank 15 of the dog, and by pressing thereon, the nose is disengaged from the teeth, against the action of the spring. Also carried by the drop portion 9 of the frame is a pair of clamps 20, of a shape to fit the cylindrical portion of the tubular rod of the drop portion. The clamps 20 are secured together as at 21.

A pair of clamps 22 is'clamped as at 23%?) each of the rearwardlyextending bars 24: of the frame of the cycle.

Pivoted at 25 to the lower end of the operatin lever 10 is a yoke 26, into the:forks of whlch the rods 27 and 28 are threaded, as shown at 29, and the purpose of these rods will presently appear.

terminating at their rear portions in sup Pivoted at 30 to the clamps 20 is a frame '31. This frame comprises the legs 32 braced relative to each other by the bar 63, and

porting feet 34, the under surfaces of which are broad and fiat, and are designed to engage the surface under the motorcycle, when the frame 31 is lowered, in order to firmly support, the vehicle.

Intermediate the feet and said legs are ears 35, between which the links 36 are pivoted at 37. The links 36 are in turn pivoted at 38 to the. toggle links 39, which in turn are pivoted. at 40 to the clamps 22.

The rear ends of the rods 27 and 28 are threaded to the members 27, which in turn are'also pivoted at 38. The lower end of the togglelinks 39 are constructed with pockets 42, to receive the upper endsmf the links 36, there being shoulders 43, to prevent the toggle links 36 and 39 from collapsing at their pivotal connections in a for-4 the toggle links are collapsed at their pivotal joints in a rearward direction, these springs serve to hold the vframe 31 in a raised position, and therefore in this case the rear wheel of the motorcycle will be resting or engaging upon the surface traversed by thereln'cle.

When the operating lever is disposed, so

that the nose of the dog engagesthe tooth.

6, the frame 31 is raised and the rear wheel of the cycle is lowered. When the nose of the dogof the-operating lever 'is engaging any one of the teeth 5 and the lever is arranged so that" this 'may be accomplished, then the frame 31 islowered, and the toggle linksare alined, so as to hold the rear wheel of the motorcycle jacked up, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

In combination with a motor-cycle frame, a supporting frame therefor U-shaped in plan view and havinga pivotal connection with the depending part of the motor-cycle frame, the legs of said U-shaped supporting frame extending rearwardly, one upon each side of the rear wheel of the motor-cycle and terminating in a foot, apair of togglelinks on each side of the rear wheel of the motor-cycle, designed to collapse rearwardly and being pivotally suspended from the rear lower part of the motor-cycle frame, the lowerlink of each pair being pivotally connected" to one of the legs of the U-shaped supporting frame, one of the links of each pair having a shoulder adjacent its pivotal connection to the co 'perating link, to stop the toggle-links when thrown forwardly and in alinement, a rod connected to and extending from the plvotal connectlons of each pair of toggle-links, a yoke connecting the adjacent forward ends of both of said rods, a lever pivoted on the motor-cycle frame and having its lower end connected to said yoke to operate the toggle-links to raise and lower said U-shaped supporting frame, means for holding the lever in adjusted po sitions, said shoulders of the toggle-links acting to reinforce and hold the links in alinement and the feet of the U-shaped frame in contact with the "ground, and springs connected to the frame of the cycle and in turn to the links to assist in collapsing them to raise the U-shaped frame.

In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RAMON ORIOL NAVARRETE.

Witnesses: I

AYOMO ORIOL, v MARIANQ DE MURDO. 

